Clamping device.



F. X. WIEDEMAN.

GLAMPING DEVICE.

APPLIOATION FILED AUG. 4, 1911.

1, 1 1 8,7 1 6 Patented Nov. 24, 1914.

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FRANK WIEDEMAN, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.

CLAIVIPING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 24., 1914..

Application filed August 4, 1911. Serial No. 642,349.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FRANK X. \VIEDEMAN, asubject of the Emperor of Germany, and

a resident of Hartford, in the county of Hartford and State ofConnecticut, haveinvented a new and Improved Clamping Device, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates generally to the class of devices used toadjustably clamp a part in place and is more especially adapted to clamprotatably adjustable parts, and an ob ject of my invention, amongothers, is to provide a device of this class simpleinconstruction,effective in operation, and one which may be easily and convenientlyplaced in any position desired and without liability to rattle. I i

One form of device embodying my invention and in the construction and.use of Which the objects above named, as well as others, may be attainedis illustrated inthe accompanying drawings, in which Figure I'is aperspective view of a portion of a vehicle showing my improved clampapplied to the wind shield thereof. Fig. 2 is a detail view of a portionof the dash board of a vehicle showing my improved clamp as applied tothe wind shield thereon, parts being broken away to show construction,and the center of the device also being broken out. Fig. 3 is an endview of the same.

My improved clamp is especially useful in connection with the windshields of vehicles and I have therefore selected such a device for thepurpose of disclosure of my invention herein.

In the accompanying drawings the numeral 5 indicates the dash board of avehicle to each end of which a bracket 6 is secured, this bracket beingpreferably formed of a single piece of metal overlapping the ends andsides of the dash board and secured in place in any-convenient manner,as by means of screws 7. The upper edge of each bracket has a lip 8extending from that side of the bracket resting against the end of thedash board, and this lip is curved on the are of a circle both as to itsupper and under surfaces, the upper curved surface forming a recessedset or socket for the reception of a rod 9. This lip is shown in thedrawings herein as being of dove-tailed shape, this being illustratedmore particularly in Fig. 2

of the drawings, but I do not contemplate such dove-tailed shape asbeing absolutely essential to the invention.

The rod 9 has side pieces 10 properly shaped and formed to contain aglass 11 of the wind shield proper. These side pieces may be of anydesired construction and form to receive and hold said glass. Holders 12are formed with lips 13pro- Jecting from the inner sides and forming aspace or groove 1 1-, when the bar 9 is in posi-. tion, to receive thelip S, as plainly shownlin Fig. 2 of the drawings. The bar 9 is rigidlysecured to each of the holders, one holder being located at each end ofthe bar. In the preferred form of construction, and as shown herein aclip 15 projects through an car l6 on each of the holders, the shank 17of this clip being threaded to receive a nut 18, by means of which thehead 19 of the clip is drawn down to clamp the bar 9 firmly between thebody of the holder and the head 19.

A piece 20 of felt or other yielding material is placed upon. the edgeof the dash boardo eXtending preferably substantially the whole lengthof said upper edge, and the bar 9 rests upon this strip.

It will be noted that the holders 12 are rigidly secured to the bar 9 inengagement with. the lips 8 of the bracket 6, and that by means of theyielding stripQO the lips 8 and 13 are caused to bind each other withsuilis cient friction so that while permitting movement of the windshield to any position which may be desired yet at the same time theywill hold said shield securely in such position and without anyadditional clamping means, it being necessary merely to. move the shieldto the position desired when it will be found to remain in suchposition. The construction also avoids any rattling of the parts.

While I have shown and described herein a preferred form of constructionof my improved device it will be understood that this I may be changedto a greater or lesser extent without departing from the spirit andintent of the invention, and I do not therefore a limit myself to theprecise form of construction herein shown and described.

While the deviceis described in connection with, and the claims aredrawn to a wind shield, it will be obvious that the clamps maybe usedfor supporting devices other than wind shields without the exercise ofanything more than mechanical skill.

I claim 1. A clamp including a member formed to receive a clamped deviceand having a lip forming a shoulder, a holder having a lip to engagesaid shoulder and a partially formed recess to receive a clamped member,a clamping member having a lip to partially form said recess that isopened on one side, and means for securing the clamping member in place.

2. A clamp including a member shaped to receive a clamped device :andhaving :a lip forming a shoulder, a holder having a ii to engage saidshoulder, and a partially formed recess to receive said clamped member,a clamping member having a lip to engage said clamped member, and meansfor securing the clamping member in place.

3. A clamp including a member having a seat for a clamped device and acircularly formed lip forming :a shoulder, a holder having a lip toengage said shoulder and a partially formed recess, a clip partiallyforming said recess that is open on one side, and means for securing theclip in place.

4. A wind shield bracket having a partially formed recess, means forsecuring the bracket in position, a clamping member having a lip topartially complete the formation of the recess that is open on one side,the edges of said opening being spaced apart to receive and permitswinging movement of a wind shield between the edges of -said recess,and means for securing the clamping member in place.

5. A bracket having means to secure it in place and having a partiallyformed recess and a circularly formed projection about said recess, aclamping member having a shoulder to receive said projection and a lipto partially complete the formation of the recess that is open on oneside, and means for securing the clamping member to bind saidprojection, shoulder and attached member together.

6. A clamping device including a bracket having a recess and aprojecting lip, a bar resting in said recess, a holder formed to receive said bar and also having a lip forming with said bar a recess toreceive the lip from the bracket, a clip bolt having ahead to clamp the:bar in the holder against turning movement, and means for securing theclip in position.

7. A Wind shield bracket having a partially formed recess on one side toreceive a bar of a wind shield, and also having a socket to receive aclamping member, a clamping member having a shank located in said socketand with a lip to partially complete the formation of said recess thatis open on one side, the edges of said opening being spaced apart toreceive and permit swinging movement of a wlnd shield between the edgesof said recess, and means engaging said shank to secure the clampingmember in place.

FRANK X. WIEDEMAN.

Witnesses:

ARTHUR B. JENKINS, E. L. S'roUeHToN.

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